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Making God a Priority In Grad School: How to Avoid the Spiritual Comb Over

November 18, 2018 by Scott Santibanez No Comments

Two decades ago, I moved to a new city that I’d never visited before to start a post-doc fellowship. The work was interesting and the hours fairly regular, at least at first. When I arrived in the city, I wanted to make my walk with God a priority.

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Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Tips for Grad School Tagged With: graduate school, graduate students, postdoc, priorities, transition, vocation

The Art of Mentoring as a Graduate Student

July 19, 2012 by Hannah Eagleson 4 Comments

ESN Mentoring Conversation

Tom recently posted about graduate students mentoring undergrads at Johns Hopkins. Graduate school offers many opportunities to mentor, whether that means chatting with your undergraduate students during office hours or introducing new graduate students to your department. Here are a few things I’ve learned about mentoring during graduate school. 1.  Treat the person you’re mentoring […]

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Mentoring, Vocation Tagged With: communication style, conversation, follow-up, graduate students, group updates, life phase, maintaining relationships, manageable plan, mentees, Mentoring, mentors, The Art of Mentoring, undergrads, vocation

Finding Mentors Who Share Your Faith

June 14, 2012 by Hannah Eagleson No Comments

Last week, I gave some general thoughts on finding good mentors as an undergraduate. This week, I’ll talk a bit about finding mentors who share your beliefs. This is not in any way to minimize the value of mentors who have different views about life. I’ve learned valuable skills, knowledge, and virtues from mentors who […]

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Mentoring, Vocation Tagged With: Augustine, books & culture, C. S. Lewis, Chesterton House, Christian academics, Dorothy Sayers, First Things, g. k. chesterton, graduate students, ken myers, mars hill audio, mentees, Mentoring, mentors, Richard Hughes, The Art of Mentoring, undergrads, vocation

Resource for Grad Student mentoring of Undergraduates

May 29, 2012 by Tom Grosh IV No Comments

2012 JHU Lunch

In a recent visit to Baltimore, I ate lunch with a group of Johns Hopkins University (JHU) graduate students. Dwight Schwartz (InterVarsity’s Graduate & Faculty Ministry Area Director for the MidAtlantic and Campus Staff Member at JHU) couldn’t wait to introduce me to Lisa, whose labors align so well with the passions and vision of […]

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Mentoring, Vocation Tagged With: Dwight Schwartz, GCF Mentor Program Guide, graduate students, JHU, Johns Hopkins University, mentees, Mentoring, mentors, Natalie Tibbels, undergraduates

Top Read Posts of 2011

January 10, 2012 by Micheal Hickerson No Comments

Periodically, we like to look back to see what our most popular posts have been.  We did this in 2009, in July 2010, and again last December. You can also see a running log of our top posts. Popularity isn’t everything, but Tom and I like to keep tabs on what generates interest and spurs […]

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, housekeeping Tagged With: Advent, Faculty, graduate students, Head Heart Hands, jesus, professor, top posts

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